Description

AUGUSTINE-LÉON BEYLE (LYON, FRANCE, 28 FEBRUARY, 1871 – LYON, FRANCE, 17 JULY, 1922)

 

 

 

 

He made his debut in 1897 at the Grand Opéra in Paris as Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni. In 1898, he was engaged at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, where he remained until 1914. One of his greatest successes came in 1903 with Massenet’s Werther, and in 1905, he performed as Werther in the 100th performance of the opera at the Opéra-Comique.

At the Opéra-Comique, he appeared in several premieres, including:

La fille de Tabarin by Pierné (January 20, 1901)

La fille de Roland by Rabaud (March 16, 1904)

Aphrodite by Camille Erlanger (March 24, 1906)

La Lépreuse by Silvio Lazzari (February 7, 1912)

La Sorcière by Erlanger (December 10, 1912)

Le Carilloneur by Xavier Leroux (March 20, 1913)

In 1908, he was part of the premiere ensemble of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Snegourotchka. In 1910, he substituted for the ill Enrico Caruso at a guest performance of the Metropolitan Opera in Paris, appearing as Cavaradossi in Puccini’s Tosca alongside Geraldine Farrar and Antonio Scotti.

After retiring from the stage, Beyle taught singing in Paris and later in Lyon, the city where he was born and where he passed away.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1897 Paris Grand Opéra Don Giovanni (Don Ottavio)

1901 Paris Opéra-Comique La fille de Tabarin

1903 Paris Opéra-Comique Werther (Werther)

1904 Paris Opéra-Comique La fille de Roland

1906 Paris Opéra-Comique Aphrodite

1912 Paris Opéra-Comique La Lépreuse

1912 Paris Opéra-Comique La Sorcière

1913 Paris Opéra-Comique Le Carilloneur

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Dragons de Villars (Maillart) Eh bien, Sylvain (w. Brohly) 034084 01564v Gramophone, Paris 1910-06-21

Dragons de Villars (Maillart) Moi, jolie (w. Kerlord) 34255, 14454u Gramophone, Paris 1909-03-11

Dragons de Villars (Maillart) Ne parle pas X-82502 Zonophone Paris 1905

Dragons de Villars (Maillart) Ne parle pas, Rose 3240 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1903

Faust (Gounod) Ainsi que la brise légère (w. Bakkers & chorus) 034093 01850v Gramophone, Paris 1911-01-25

Faust (Gounod) Divine pureté (w. Heilbronner & Payan) 034091 01817v Gramophone, Paris 1911-01-10

Faust (Gounod) Duo du premier acte, pt 1 (w. Gresse & chorus) 34127 4689o G&T, Paris 1905

Faust (Gounod) Duo du premier acte, pt pt 2 (w. Gresse & chorus) 34128 4690o G&T, Paris 1905

Faust (Gounod) En vain j’interroge 3-32790 5593h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Faust (Gounod) Entrée de Faust et Marguérite (w. Laute-Brun & chorus) 34663 4414o G&T, Paris 1905

Faust (Gounod) Il se fait tard (w. Campredon) 1636 Pathé, Paris 1912

Faust (Gounod) Le jour va luire (w. Heilbronner & Payan) 034092 01818v Gramophone, Paris 1911-01-10

Faust (Gounod) Nous nous retrouverons (w. Gresse & d’Elty) 1629 Pathé, Paris 1912

Faust (Gounod) Oui, c’est toi, je t’aime (w. Heilbronner) 034090 01816v Gramophone, Paris 1911-01-10

Faust (Gounod) Prenez mon bras (w. Bakkers, Brohly & Payan) 69276-B 15896u Victor, Paris 1910-07-05

Faust (Gounod) Retirez-vous!… voici la nuit (w. Campredon, Goulancourt & Gresse) 1635 Pathé, Paris 1912

Faust (Gounod) Salut, demeure 3246 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1903

Faust (Gounod) Salut, demeure X-82494 Zonophone Paris 1905

Faust (Gounod) Salut, ô mon dernier matin (w. chorus) 3-32797 5642h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Faust (Gounod) Salut, ô mon dernier matin (w. chorus) 34644 4302o G&T, Paris 1905